About Legacy Waters
Restoring Waterways Across the Mid-Atlantic
Legacy Waters is a company specializing in improving water quality through hydraulically dredging sediment and harvesting invasive aquatic vegetation from ponds, lakes, and waterways. We are committed to providing affordable solutions which will lend vitality and longevity to your body of water.
Sediment and Vegetation Removal from Ponds, Lakes, and Waterways
While each pond or lake presents unique issues, they all suffer from an overload of nutrients from runoff and increasing development. Add to this the gradual input of detritus from leaves and vegetation, creating ideal conditions for invasive plants. Invasive plants propagate and grow quickly and are able to outcompete native vegetation. As plants die back more sediment is created. The result is a self-perpetuating cycle that gradually destroys fish and water-fowl habitat.
Legacy reviews the client's needs and offers solutions to remove both the sediment and invasive vegetation, improving the quality of your water leaving the smallest possible footprint so that in the years to come your water remains vibrant.
Meet the People Behind Legacy Waters
Matt Hollis
Matt Hollis is a native Marylander whose love of the outdoors began as a boy spending countless hours roaming the woods and streams around Harford and Baltimore County. He grew up fishing in the Loch Raven Reservoir and developed a love of nature. Stewardship of these natural resources became an important objective as he watched more and more land being consumed by developers over the past thirty years.
Matt developed an experience of nature but also the need to protect and restore these resources. He and his wife own a farm in northern Harford County where they raise cattle. When he is not tending the cows or operating company equipment, Matt and his wife enjoy the west.
Elaine Wilford
Elaine Wilford is Matt's older sister. She enjoyed spending time outdoors and pursued her interest in the environment academically at the George Washington University for courses in environmental science and laws. In 2015 she completed her Master's in Environmental Management at Johns Hopkins University. Elaine and her husband live in Baltimore County.
Questions About Your Waterway?
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